On 12 November 2007, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) organized a conference on peace and security in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The Ouagadougou Declaration highlighted the need for regional cooperation in various sectors. In the energy sector, the declaration articulated the need to establish a specialized Centre to promote clean, efficient and affordable energy. The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) was therefore established as a consequence.

The WAI-ZEI Cooperation project offers seven scholarships for West African young professionals to study the "Master of European Studies - Governance and Regulation" (MES) at ZEI in Bonn in the years 2015 and 2016. Scholarships cover the tuition fee of 6.500 €.

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), with support from the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID), established the ECOWAS Women’s Business Fund to help alleviate financial barriers to the development and implementation of women-led business initiatives in the energy sector.

The Third International Conference for Small Island Developing States, held from 1 to 4 September 2014 in Apia,Samoa, featured the launch of a network of regional sustainable energy centers for SIDS in Africa, the Pacific, Caribbean and the Indian Ocean. The south-south multi-stakeholder partnership is coordinated by the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Sustainable Energy Mechanism – SIDS DOCK and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) with financial support of the Governments of Austria and Spain.

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) received a delegation composed of representatives of the InfraCo Africa, based in the United Kingdom, and a representation of EleQtra, with its headquarters in Ghana

West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF-2) seeks to nurture entrepreneurs, start-up and existing companies, project teams and consortia with environmentally beneficial business proposals with the aim of linking them with investment and finance and making them happen. Applications for WAFCEF-2 Business Plan Competition must be made by midnight (GMT) on October 19, 2014 to wafcef-2@cti-pfan.net.

Praia, Cape Verde - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in close cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and financial support of the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) organized a study tour for senior energy experts to the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE).